Jakarta –
The President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo officially opened the 2023 Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) exhibition at JIExpo Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Thursday (16/2/2023). The number one person in Indonesia is scheduled to tour the hall to visit the motorcycle and car exhibition booths.
Apart from President Jokowi, a number of United Indonesia cabinet officials, the Chairperson of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly, and the Ambassador of Cambodia, the leadership of the Trademark Holder Agent also attended the ceremonial opening of this international scale celebration.
“By saying bismillahirrahmanirrahim this morning I open the Indonesia International Motor Show automotive exhibition,” said Joko Widodo during the opening ceremony of the IIMS 2023 at JIExpo Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, Thursday (16/2/2023).
In his speech President Joko Widodo also alluded to all manufacturers in Indonesia towards the era of electrification, especially full Electric Vehicles (EV).
“The trend of all countries is encouraging the use of electric cars. I invite the automotive industry to look at this trend and slightly shift the industry in that direction in almost all countries from combustion to electric cars, because the current government continues to push from upstream to downstream the large ecosystem of cars Electricity is immediately owned so that it can enter the global supply chain,” he added.
Jokowi’s presence at the opening of IIMS 2023 was awaited by many parties. Because the number one person in Indonesia will be reuniting with Esemka, a local brand that has been attached to Jokowi since taking office as Mayor of Solo.
Esemka is known to be one of the participants at the IIMS 2023 exhibition. This exhibition is the first time for a local brand from Boyolali, Central Java. Esemka is known to occupy Hall A and the booth next to Suzuki and Jeep.
Interestingly, during loading and unloading yesterday, Esemka had prepared one of its brand-new battery-powered products. The type is van.
Participants who took part in IIMS 2023
Car brand participants who participated in IIMS 2023 included Daihatsu, BMW, Chery, DFSK, Honda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, MG, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota and Wuling to the Indomobil Group which presented five brands namely Audi, Citroen, KIA, Nissan, Volkswagen (VW), as well as Esemka.
Furthermore, the motorcycle brands are Astra Honda Motor, Benelli-Keeway, Energica, Husqvarna, Italjet, KTM, Niu, Royal Alloy, Royal Enfield and Yamaha. Meanwhile, the electric motorcycle brands were followed by Gelis, Ion Mobility, Rakata, Selis and Smartby. The new brand Yadea under the Indomobil Group will also participate.
As a record, the lively implementation of IIMS 2023 presented a total of 145 participants, with 45 participants being brands of four-wheeled, two-wheeled and electric vehicles. Carrying the theme BOOST (Bringing Opportunity for Automotive Society Together), IIMS 2023 provides a meeting place for business people, communities and consumers, in fact IIMS has become a new ecosystem chain for the Indonesian automotive industry. Dyandra Promosindo as the organizer is optimistic that it will bring 400 thousand visitors in 11 days, with a target transaction of IDR 3.8 trillion.
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